Winter 2010/11.
My review on RateBeer:
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
AHTOH (27) - San Diego, USA - JAN 14, 2011
Bomber. Poured into Duvel tulip.
APPEARANCE: Pours deep burnt orange. Hazy. Off-white head is about 1 finger; somewhat short duration. Head settles leaving small to mid foam clusters. Minimal short–lived lacing.
AROMA: Citrus hops, citrus fruit (especially tangerine), some coffee, lots of toffee, subtle chocolate. Faint bread aroma as it warms up.
TASTE: Citrus and grassy hops throughout. Faint chocolate and coffee. Citrus hop on front palate. Hints of floral sweetness on mid palate. Subtle resinous hop and faint bread taste on back of palate.
MOUTH FEEL: Medium body. Medium carbonation, though initially observed noticeably rapid effervescence. Pleasantly bitter finish (ie, vs. excessively bitter) with medium length.
OVERALL: Aroma subtly like an orange mocha of the imperial red style. Interesting that the resinous hop bitterness seems supplemented with a faint coffee/dark chocolate-like bitterness – believe this is the first time I have tasted/noticed this in an Imperial Red.
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